LOS ANGELES– Federal authorities on Saturday arrested 13 people after law enforcement authorities interdicted nearly 3,000 pounds of marijuana that they were trying to smuggle into the United States by panga boat at Arroyo Quemada Beach in southern Santa Barbara County, just north of the city of...

The Department of Justice and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced today a settlement to resolve allegations that Toyota Motor Credit Corporation (Toyota) engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination against African-American and Asian/Pacific Islander borrowers in auto ...

LOS ANGELES – Federal authorities this morning arrested three defendants who are charged in relation to a scheme that fraudulently sought approximately $15 million from Medicare for physical therapy services that were never provided to “patients.” The three men arrested today are among 10 defenda...

LOS ANGELES – A Canadian man has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison on a federal fraud charge for targeting American victims in several schemes, including a fake lottery scam, one involving “secret shopper” pitch letters, and another involving bogus credit repair services. Peter Omagbe...

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A transient man was convicted today for attacking and critically injuring an 83-year-old man. Demarrea Chante Barnes, 29, pleaded guilty today to one felony count of assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury, one felony count of elder and dependent adult abuse, ...

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was sentenced to 50 years to life in state prison today for the shooting murder of his friend as the victim sat in his car in Buena Park. Jonathan Peterson, 35, Buena Park, was found guilty by a jury Nov. 18, 2015, of one felony count of first degree murder, and a senten...

LOS ANGELES – A Porter Ranch man who allegedly operated a “document mill” in Sylmar that produced fake IDs – including the credentials used to access secure areas of the Port of Los Angeles – has been arrested on federal charges of illegally manufacturing the counterfeit documents. Brian Allen ...

SANTA ANA,California– A federal jury today convicted an Orange County man for leading a “builder bailout” real estate scheme that resulted in the fraudulent purchase of more than 100 condominium units around the country with mortgages that mostly went into default, resulting in foreclosures and ...

WESTMINSTER, Calif. – A former church assistant was convicted today of molesting two girls under the age of 14 after befriending their families through the church. Branden Edward Shumate, 37, Koloa, Hawaii, was found guilty by a jury today, Feb. 8, 2016, of three felony counts of lewd acts upon a...

FULLERTON, Calif. – A former treasurer for a youth soccer club organization was convicted and sentenced today for embezzling and laundering over $174,000 from the organization. Laura Alicia Zellerbach, 41, Long Beach, pleaded guilty today to one felony count of embezzlement by fiduciary of trust,...